Everyone knows the roles and responsibilities for a CEO, CFO and CTO but change the wording and a different picture emerges. Welcome to the May 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! MORE
You had the title of CXO/CEO/CFO/COO and everything that comes with it: The corner office, a closet full of silk [.]. MORE
Filed under: PMO Tagged: Application Development , Business Structures , CFO , Cloud Computing , Emerging Technologies , Finance , Managed Hosting , Michael Krigsman , Mobility , On Demand , Oracle , SaaS , SAP , SYSPRO , Vendor Committment , Wireless And Mobility. PMO Application Development Business Structures CFO Cloud Computing Emerging Technologies Finance Managed Hosting Michael Krigsman Mobility On Demand Oracle SaaS SAP SYSPRO Vendor Committment Wireless And Mobility MORE
But this makes the still lingering CMO-CFO disconnect even more significant, as both executives are now stewards of that critical corporate data. After having collaborated at David's Bridal to build a more effective marketing function (and actually enjoying it), we decided to share some of our observations, from both the perspective of the CFO (Gene) and CMO (Kimberly). In your preliminary discussions with the CFO, establish clear definitions, success criteria, and formulas. MORE
What receives far less attention is that, more and more in our increasingly complex, volatile, and fully-globalized business world, the effectiveness of such action depends on a powerful partnership between the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the General Counsel (GC). MORE
As a CFO-turned-CEO, my business philosophy is simple: Put people first, and the profits will follow. My company sells wine, changes lives, and is growing rapidly. I am in business to expand job opportunities and awareness for the nearly 57 million Americans who live with disabilities — including my son, Matt. Although my company, 100 […]. MORE
The CFO will care about profits. The CFO might be interested but would wonder how profitable those sales will be. Getting your idea approved requires a clear recommendation that’s paired with a compelling reason for your stakeholder to approve your idea. MORE
A section written specifically for C-Level (CEO, COO, CFO, CMO…) introverts. I learned very early in my career that the way I led was different from my extraverted colleagues. MORE
Uncategorized Albert Einstein Bibliomotion Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville CEO to CEO The Feel of the Deal: How I Built a Business Through Acquisitions Forbes CFO Magazine James O''Toole Judgment Calls Lao-Tse Mandela Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers Nelson Oscar Wilde Paul Schoemaker Peter Drucker Robert Sher: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris Tao Te Ching the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom Tom Davenport Voltaire MORE
Usually the CEO and the CFO have the biggest impact on organization-wide changes, but it is not always so; in some cases the hierarchy doesn’t reflect the amount of influence, so it’s advisable to check everything carefully. Even the most powerful people rarely act alone. MORE
He has observed in many companies that a C-suite team represents a balance of types , for instance, an introverted CEO who chooses an extroverted CFO to bring strengths to the table that he or she doesn’t have. “On The following is a guest piece by Kate Rodriguez. MORE
When I moved to Portland Oregon back in 2010, my intentions were to exist in a state of “semi-retirement” – that is, blending a little bit of work with a lot more down time. MORE
He was clearly a high potential early on and was tapped by his CFO to create and lead the new internal audit group for a public company. One day the CFO asked him to attend a board meeting so that he could answer any questions that might arise regarding the internal audit group. MORE
F ROM A PICTURE IN A MAGAZINE, Lawrence Levy was asked by Steve Jobs to become the CFO of Pixar and structure it in a way that investors could understand it. MORE
During dinner with the CFO [.]. Image source You can’t lead if you aren’t dissatisfied. Every new beginning begins with dissatisfaction. If the present is satisfactory, you have nowhere to go. A preferred future stands on an un-preferred present. Dissatisfaction is easy, optimism is necessary. Seeing the light dimly: Things come together at the strangest times. Change Courage Leading Marks of leaders Optimism Taking others higher Leadership Development MORE
Unlike the world of the CFO, management and staff generally do what they like when it comes to creating and (not) disposing of information, creating a cavernous gap in accountability. Information governance is not IT''s job. But it should be the CIO''s job. MORE
My CFO just fired the 4th person he hired, within a year of hiring them. It was 2006. Now, his entire team had turned over 3 times in as many years. Yet, the executive team felt he was getting positive results. In fact, on paper, he was. The organization was stronger than ever, from a fiscal perspective. However, the reputation of the organization and the lives of many employees were damaged. MORE
The day the Jacobs Suchard (now part of Kraft Foods ) Board of Directors promoted me to the C-Suite, they strongly suggested I align myself with the CFO. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Why HR and the CEO should be joined at the Hip. MORE
John Sims, CFO at Snowden Lane Partners who climbed the Grand Teton with a guide-led team, says, “Without trust in your teammates, you will only do as much as faith in your own limited abilities will take you.” MORE
The already overburdened technology team had no bandwidth and the CFO would not accept changing priorities of other efforts. Ultimately, I was called into the CFO’s office and asked for my resignation. I should have resigned the moment the CFO insisted on the project. MORE
I was asked by a CFO of a hospital, who attended a talk I gave on ‘ Working & Managing Across Generations ’ to contact the hospitals HR director and Workforce Education director. BUT the CFO would not be on the call. MORE
For some positions (CFO, CIO), all their hard work to make it to the table is now useless when they need to use skills other than IQ: Communication – Communicate clearly and concisely. You’re moving on up. MORE
The CFO is an idiot. Whiner from another department is driving good employees nuts. For some folks, whining is the national pastime. It makes no difference how well things are going, they always have a gripe. Obviously, whiners can poison the well. MORE
Athena George, CFO/controller, GlobalWorks Group LLC, New York, NY. The Scenario. HR director Stu Capper had just gotten out of his car Monday morning when supervisor Eric Cottrell yelled his name. Eric ran across the parking lot. “I need to talk to you,” he told Stu. MORE
The CFO’s responsibilities have migrated far from the typical numbers focus and cost analysis to growth strategy, sales tactics, and even human resources. This evolution of the role of CFO has created a demand for more oversight. CFO Dashboard 2: Costs. MORE
The Imprecise World of Accounting (CFO). Some top execs may take home eight-figure salaries these days, but I wouldn’t wish their jobs on anyone. Just take a look at these excerpts from interviews with global leaders at McKinsey Quarterly — they read like transcripts from a therapy session. The greatest leadership challenge, they say, has been dealing with the rise in external crises — the collapse of Lehman Brothers, earthquakes, floods. MORE
No, Minow is suggesting that CFO essentially work for the audit committee. As she puts it, when she's evaluating a company, "the most important thing I look for in a CFO is someone who reports directly to the audit committee, because what I want is a CFO who is absolutely clear that his or her job depends on telling the truth to the board.". I don't know of any CFO of a public company who would tell you that the job doesn't already depend on telling the truth to the board. MORE
Does the CFO of the company you’re looking to acquire really have confidence in the revenue numbers he’s projecting? Guest post from Peter Romary: Harry S. Truman once said, “My definition of a leader. is a man who can persuade people to do what they don’t want to do, or do what they’re too lazy to do, and like it.” MORE
Bob''s blog entries Albert Einstein Bibliomotion Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville CEO to CEO The Feel of the Deal: How I Built a Business Through Acquisitions Forbes CFO Magazine James O''Toole Judgment Calls Lao-Tse Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers Oscar Wilde Paul Schoemaker Peter Drucker Robert Sher: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris Tao Te Ching the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom Tom Davenport Voltaire MORE
Filed under: PMO Tagged: Application Development , Business Structures , CFO , Cloud Computing , Emerging Technologies , Finance , Managed Hosting , Michael Krigsman , Mobility , On Demand , Oracle , SaaS , SAP , SYSPRO , Vendor Committment , Wireless And Mobility. PMO Application Development Business Structures CFO Cloud Computing Emerging Technologies Finance Managed Hosting Michael Krigsman Mobility On Demand Oracle SaaS SAP SYSPRO Vendor Committment Wireless And Mobility MORE
Ross Jeremy Hope Martha Heller Operations versus Strategy Oscar Wilde Peter Weill recruiting Reinventing the CFO: How Financial Managers Can Transform Their Roles and Add Greater Value Successor The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership MORE
Blog Business Coaching C-Level Career Coaching Tip CEO CFO Coaching Communication Delegation Information Management Motivation Obstacles Performance VP Great leaders translate vision into decisive action — a skill that’s especially vital in tough times. But what are those skills? MORE
CFO Magazine Conference Board Creating a World Without Poverty Curt Finch Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It Crown Business During the decision-making process involving a purchase [comma] During the decision-making process involving a purchase [comma] what role do th3e emotions reason play? On October 4, 2011, Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It, will be published by Crown Business. Written by Adrian Slywotzky with Karl Weber. MORE
However, once you move from being a bookkeeper to being a CFO, you are dealing with the future […]. Tips for CFOs to survive the transition to value Give up clinging to the illusion of certainty, said executive coach Tony Mayo. Accounting is a black and white world and as such attracts people who like certainty. For Executives Micro-Managers Organizational Leadership Personal Goals MORE
I remember making a case to the CFO of an organization I worked in. It wasn’t easy for this math phobic but it helped so much in persuading the CFO to devote resources to my department. MORE
"What are the first three words that come to mind when you hear the word 'strategy'?" When HBS professor Cynthia A. Montgomery asks leaders in her executive education classes this question, they respond with "plan," "vision," "direction," "focus," "advantage," writes Carmen Nobel in HBS Working Knowledge. To Montgomery, this is indicative of a disturbing trend: strategy has been narrowed to a competitive game plan, separate from a firm's larger sense of purpose. MORE
Perhaps you’re the Director of Finance, and you’ve just been tapped to become the new CFO. Perhaps you’re the Director of Finance, and you’ve just been tapped to become the new CFO. Is your sight set on a new leadership role? MORE
I had the opportunity to sit with Lewis Booth , former CFO of Ford Motor Company, who along with the senior executive team, led the successful turnaround and global repositioning of Ford. By John R. Childress. Chair, Cultural Transformation – President, N2Growth Europe, N2Growth. “If If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “ meetings ” ~Dave Barry. MORE
The topic is timely: This week Patrick Pachette, CFO of Google announced that he would be retiring to spend more time with his wife. Yet now Google has lost a fantastic CFO. Maybe if he was off some of the time over the last 25 years, he would be spending another ten years as CFO. MORE
We asked Square''s CFO and Operations Lead, Sarah Friar , for perspectives on this technology, what it means for marketers, and how to manage in the world of mobile innovation. MORE
Years ago, while I was establishing myself in a new executive coaching practice, I supported my family by working as a part-time, outsourced CFO. Here is a reminiscence of a deep learning I earned during one of those accounting gigs. I sought help from my own coach with the very difficult [.]. For Executives Attachment Conflict Freedom MORE
The CFO’s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward. Click here for more information on The CFO’s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward. You just finished reading Complimentary Resource - The CFO''s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward ! MORE
Well, the CFO John Gamble cashed in nearly $1 million of stock options, while division president’s Joseph Loughran and Rodolfo Ploder sold over $500,000 and $250,000 in company stock, respectively. By now, we all know about the Equifax debacle. MORE
CFO Related Topics The Kini Group
OCTOBER 10, 2016
The CFO’s responsibilities have migrated far from the typical numbers focus and cost analysis to growth strategy, sales tactics, and even human resources. This evolution of the role of CFO has created a demand for more oversight. CFO Dashboard 2: Costs.
Lead Change Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2012
You had the title of CXO/CEO/CFO/COO and everything that comes with it: The corner office, a closet full of silk [.].
Strategy Driven
SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
The CFO’s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward. Click here for more information on The CFO’s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward. You just finished reading Complimentary Resource - The CFO''s Cheat Sheet to Compensation Risk & Reward !
Harvard Business Review
JULY 25, 2016
What receives far less attention is that, more and more in our increasingly complex, volatile, and fully-globalized business world, the effectiveness of such action depends on a powerful partnership between the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the General Counsel (GC).
The Idolbuster
MARCH 13, 2015
The topic is timely: This week Patrick Pachette, CFO of Google announced that he would be retiring to spend more time with his wife. Yet now Google has lost a fantastic CFO. Maybe if he was off some of the time over the last 25 years, he would be spending another ten years as CFO.
Modern Servant Leader
DECEMBER 13, 2011
The already overburdened technology team had no bandwidth and the CFO would not accept changing priorities of other efforts. Ultimately, I was called into the CFO’s office and asked for my resignation. I should have resigned the moment the CFO insisted on the project.
First Friday Book Synopsis
NOVEMBER 11, 2014
Uncategorized Albert Einstein Bibliomotion Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville CEO to CEO The Feel of the Deal: How I Built a Business Through Acquisitions Forbes CFO Magazine James O''Toole Judgment Calls Lao-Tse Mandela Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers Nelson Oscar Wilde Paul Schoemaker Peter Drucker Robert Sher: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris Tao Te Ching the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom Tom Davenport Voltaire
Linked 2 Leadership
JANUARY 7, 2016
As a CFO-turned-CEO, my business philosophy is simple: Put people first, and the profits will follow. My company sells wine, changes lives, and is growing rapidly. I am in business to expand job opportunities and awareness for the nearly 57 million Americans who live with disabilities — including my son, Matt. Although my company, 100 […].
In the CEO Afterlife
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
The day the Jacobs Suchard (now part of Kraft Foods ) Board of Directors promoted me to the C-Suite, they strongly suggested I align myself with the CFO. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. Branding. Why HR and the CEO should be joined at the Hip.
Crossderry Blog
JANUARY 5, 2012
Filed under: PMO Tagged: Application Development , Business Structures , CFO , Cloud Computing , Emerging Technologies , Finance , Managed Hosting , Michael Krigsman , Mobility , On Demand , Oracle , SaaS , SAP , SYSPRO , Vendor Committment , Wireless And Mobility. PMO Application Development Business Structures CFO Cloud Computing Emerging Technologies Finance Managed Hosting Michael Krigsman Mobility On Demand Oracle SaaS SAP SYSPRO Vendor Committment Wireless And Mobility
Crossderry Blog
JANUARY 5, 2012
Filed under: PMO Tagged: Application Development , Business Structures , CFO , Cloud Computing , Emerging Technologies , Finance , Managed Hosting , Michael Krigsman , Mobility , On Demand , Oracle , SaaS , SAP , SYSPRO , Vendor Committment , Wireless And Mobility. PMO Application Development Business Structures CFO Cloud Computing Emerging Technologies Finance Managed Hosting Michael Krigsman Mobility On Demand Oracle SaaS SAP SYSPRO Vendor Committment Wireless And Mobility
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 19, 2014
Bob''s blog entries Albert Einstein Bibliomotion Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville CEO to CEO The Feel of the Deal: How I Built a Business Through Acquisitions Forbes CFO Magazine James O''Toole Judgment Calls Lao-Tse Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers Oscar Wilde Paul Schoemaker Peter Drucker Robert Sher: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris Tao Te Ching the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom Tom Davenport Voltaire
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 24, 2013
We asked Square''s CFO and Operations Lead, Sarah Friar , for perspectives on this technology, what it means for marketers, and how to manage in the world of mobile innovation.
Tony Mayo
AUGUST 24, 2014
However, once you move from being a bookkeeper to being a CFO, you are dealing with the future […]. Tips for CFOs to survive the transition to value Give up clinging to the illusion of certainty, said executive coach Tony Mayo. Accounting is a black and white world and as such attracts people who like certainty. For Executives Micro-Managers Organizational Leadership Personal Goals
Tony Mayo
OCTOBER 4, 2011
Years ago, while I was establishing myself in a new executive coaching practice, I supported my family by working as a part-time, outsourced CFO. Here is a reminiscence of a deep learning I earned during one of those accounting gigs. I sought help from my own coach with the very difficult [.]. For Executives Attachment Conflict Freedom
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 6, 2013
But this makes the still lingering CMO-CFO disconnect even more significant, as both executives are now stewards of that critical corporate data. After having collaborated at David's Bridal to build a more effective marketing function (and actually enjoying it), we decided to share some of our observations, from both the perspective of the CFO (Gene) and CMO (Kimberly). In your preliminary discussions with the CFO, establish clear definitions, success criteria, and formulas.
Leading Blog
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
F ROM A PICTURE IN A MAGAZINE, Lawrence Levy was asked by Steve Jobs to become the CFO of Pixar and structure it in a way that investors could understand it.
C-Level Strategies
AUGUST 17, 2015
I remember making a case to the CFO of an organization I worked in. It wasn’t easy for this math phobic but it helped so much in persuading the CFO to devote resources to my department.
Rich Gee Group
AUGUST 31, 2015
For some positions (CFO, CIO), all their hard work to make it to the table is now useless when they need to use skills other than IQ: Communication – Communicate clearly and concisely. You’re moving on up.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 23, 2015
Usually the CEO and the CFO have the biggest impact on organization-wide changes, but it is not always so; in some cases the hierarchy doesn’t reflect the amount of influence, so it’s advisable to check everything carefully. Even the most powerful people rarely act alone.
Terry Starbucker
AUGUST 13, 2017
When I moved to Portland Oregon back in 2010, my intentions were to exist in a state of “semi-retirement” – that is, blending a little bit of work with a lot more down time.
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 5, 2011
During dinner with the CFO [.]. Image source You can’t lead if you aren’t dissatisfied. Every new beginning begins with dissatisfaction. If the present is satisfactory, you have nowhere to go. A preferred future stands on an un-preferred present. Dissatisfaction is easy, optimism is necessary. Seeing the light dimly: Things come together at the strangest times. Change Courage Leading Marks of leaders Optimism Taking others higher Leadership Development
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 8, 2013
Ross Jeremy Hope Martha Heller Operations versus Strategy Oscar Wilde Peter Weill recruiting Reinventing the CFO: How Financial Managers Can Transform Their Roles and Add Greater Value Successor The CIO Paradox: Battling the Contradictions of IT Leadership
Great Leadership By Dan
DECEMBER 1, 2016
John Sims, CFO at Snowden Lane Partners who climbed the Grand Teton with a guide-led team, says, “Without trust in your teammates, you will only do as much as faith in your own limited abilities will take you.”
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 22, 2012
The Imprecise World of Accounting (CFO). Some top execs may take home eight-figure salaries these days, but I wouldn’t wish their jobs on anyone. Just take a look at these excerpts from interviews with global leaders at McKinsey Quarterly — they read like transcripts from a therapy session. The greatest leadership challenge, they say, has been dealing with the rise in external crises — the collapse of Lehman Brothers, earthquakes, floods.
Modern Servant Leader
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
My CFO just fired the 4th person he hired, within a year of hiring them. It was 2006. Now, his entire team had turned over 3 times in as many years. Yet, the executive team felt he was getting positive results. In fact, on paper, he was. The organization was stronger than ever, from a fiscal perspective. However, the reputation of the organization and the lives of many employees were damaged.
Create Learning
AUGUST 17, 2012
I was asked by a CFO of a hospital, who attended a talk I gave on ‘ Working & Managing Across Generations ’ to contact the hospitals HR director and Workforce Education director. BUT the CFO would not be on the call.
Managers are Heroes
MAY 6, 2015
The CFO is an idiot. Whiner from another department is driving good employees nuts. For some folks, whining is the national pastime. It makes no difference how well things are going, they always have a gripe. Obviously, whiners can poison the well.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2017
Well, the CFO John Gamble cashed in nearly $1 million of stock options, while division president’s Joseph Loughran and Rodolfo Ploder sold over $500,000 and $250,000 in company stock, respectively. By now, we all know about the Equifax debacle.
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
CFO Magazine Conference Board Creating a World Without Poverty Curt Finch Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It Crown Business During the decision-making process involving a purchase [comma] During the decision-making process involving a purchase [comma] what role do th3e emotions reason play? On October 4, 2011, Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It, will be published by Crown Business. Written by Adrian Slywotzky with Karl Weber.
Great Leadership By Dan
MAY 22, 2013
He was clearly a high potential early on and was tapped by his CFO to create and lead the new internal audit group for a public company. One day the CFO asked him to attend a board meeting so that he could answer any questions that might arise regarding the internal audit group.
N2Growth Blog
JULY 17, 2014
I had the opportunity to sit with Lewis Booth , former CFO of Ford Motor Company, who along with the senior executive team, led the successful turnaround and global repositioning of Ford. By John R. Childress. Chair, Cultural Transformation – President, N2Growth Europe, N2Growth. “If If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “ meetings ” ~Dave Barry.
Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
The CFO will care about profits. The CFO might be interested but would wonder how profitable those sales will be. Getting your idea approved requires a clear recommendation that’s paired with a compelling reason for your stakeholder to approve your idea.
Managers are Heroes
MARCH 4, 2015
Athena George, CFO/controller, GlobalWorks Group LLC, New York, NY. The Scenario. HR director Stu Capper had just gotten out of his car Monday morning when supervisor Eric Cottrell yelled his name. Eric ran across the parking lot. “I need to talk to you,” he told Stu.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 11, 2012
No, Minow is suggesting that CFO essentially work for the audit committee. As she puts it, when she's evaluating a company, "the most important thing I look for in a CFO is someone who reports directly to the audit committee, because what I want is a CFO who is absolutely clear that his or her job depends on telling the truth to the board.". I don't know of any CFO of a public company who would tell you that the job doesn't already depend on telling the truth to the board.
C-Level Strategies
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
A section written specifically for C-Level (CEO, COO, CFO, CMO…) introverts. I learned very early in my career that the way I led was different from my extraverted colleagues.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 19, 2012
"What are the first three words that come to mind when you hear the word 'strategy'?" When HBS professor Cynthia A. Montgomery asks leaders in her executive education classes this question, they respond with "plan," "vision," "direction," "focus," "advantage," writes Carmen Nobel in HBS Working Knowledge. To Montgomery, this is indicative of a disturbing trend: strategy has been narrowed to a competitive game plan, separate from a firm's larger sense of purpose.
Tanveer Naseer
MAY 9, 2017
He has observed in many companies that a C-suite team represents a balance of types , for instance, an introverted CEO who chooses an extroverted CFO to bring strengths to the table that he or she doesn’t have. “On The following is a guest piece by Kate Rodriguez.
Great Leadership By Dan
MARCH 26, 2015
Does the CFO of the company you’re looking to acquire really have confidence in the revenue numbers he’s projecting? Guest post from Peter Romary: Harry S. Truman once said, “My definition of a leader. is a man who can persuade people to do what they don’t want to do, or do what they’re too lazy to do, and like it.”
Lead Change Blog
MAY 1, 2017
Everyone knows the roles and responsibilities for a CEO, CFO and CTO but change the wording and a different picture emerges. Welcome to the May 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival!
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